Huawei Partner ICT Competition 2020
Western Europe
Final Round | 9th October 2020
Welcome!
We are delighted to welcome you to the Final of the 2020 Huawei Partner ICT Competition.
This annual event is designed to create a platform for Huawei’s European authorized Enterprise Partners to share successful practices and their learnings in applying Huawei technology to solve business needs.
Now in its 4th year, The Competition attracts a wider field of entries each year, with over 300 entries from 7 European countries in 2020. Contestants come from a wide array of technical backgrounds from the ICT industry.
This year’s Final will see presentations from the finalists, explaining the challenge faced by their clients and the solutions they created using Huawei technology.
Open to all candidates with a valid Huawei Certificate (HCPA, HCPP, HCIA, HCIP, HCIE, HCSA, and HCS), The Competition is a demonstration of Huawei’s commitment to lifelong learning and is based on Huawei’s comprehensive ICT Certification Program and Partner University.
Highlights from the 2019 Finals in Brussels
And welcome to Virtual!
For this year’s Competition, we’re going Virtual!
Because of the travel restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19, we’ve created a unique Huawei environment.
This will allow contestants to present, share and discuss online and browse a range of video content in the Video Library – and chat with industry peers in the Networking Lounge.
We will bring you into a Huawei virtual environment, where participants will have ease of access to live sessions and can connect with industry peers. The competition will be held in 4 presentation rooms corresponding to the contestants’ areas of expertise. Visitors may watch the live presentations.
The online event will take place on the 9th of October 2020, from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm CET.
I learnt a lot from other Partners from Europe. It is good to share experiences with the opportunity to talk to other engineers.
The Event Program
All times shown are CET.
The opening of the 2020 Huawei Partner ICT Competition 2020 for Western Europe
Welcome by Ms Fangfang Zhang, Talent Ecosystem Manager, Huawei Western European Region and Mr Geng Wengfeng, Director of the EBG Delivery & Service Department, Huawei Western European Region
Introduction to the Global Technical Assistance Centre by Elena Manatuica, Marketing Referent at Enterprise Romania GSC
Live explanation on next steps of the program by Antonio Yabar, EBG Channel Service Manager, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe.
Please use this time for refreshments.
Presentations from the Finalists of the Competition
Please use this time to have some lunch.
Presentations from the Finalists of the Competition
An opportunity for CXOs to adiscuss Huawei enterprise solutions with Huawei management.
Please use this time for refreshments.
Closing speech by Mr Jixiang, Director of the West European Enterprise Sales & Partner Development Department or Mr. Michael Wang, West European Enterprise Partner Development and Management Director.
The Rules
- Finalists will demonstrate their technical expertise by presenting technical solutions they have implemented utilising Huawei technology.
- Finalists’ presentations will be in one the following four categories:
- Pre-sales IP: Enterprise Networking (Routing & Switching/Security/WLAN)
- Post-sales IP: Enterprise Networking (Routing & Switching/Security/WLAN)
- Pre-sales IT: Enterprise IT (Storage, Cloud Computing, DC, Intelligent Computing)
- Post-sales IT: Enterprise IT (Storage, Cloud Computing, DC, Intelligent Computing)
- Each Company will have a maximum of 20 minutes to make their presentation, including 5 mins for judges‘ questions.
- Presentations should include an overview of:
- Client Project Background
- Project Challenges
- Current Customer Network status
- Success of the project driven by Huawei solutions
- The Judges’ decision is final.
The Judges
The Judges are:
Pre-sales IP
- Christophe Batiard
CTO Network Director, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe - Zheng Tong
Product Line Management Data Center Network, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe - Qin Zhaoxin
IP Executive Product Manager, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe
Post-sales IP
- Luke Yilling
Network Team Leader, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe - Huang Yunhong
Germany Network Team Leader - Cai Chenyong
France Network Team Leader
Post-Sales IT
- Liu Pan Gang
Germany Cloud & AI Business Dept Principal Engineer - Mihai Ciolac
Product Service IT Senior Engineer - Zhan Wenbin
Cloud & AI Business Dept- Data Storage & Intelligent Senior Service Engineer, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe
Pre-sales IT
- Jose Concepcion
Spain Data Storage & Intelligent Vision Solution Director - Aaron Zhoulei
United Kingdom Multi-country Data Storage & Intelligent Vision Solution Manager - Li Qin
Cloud & AI, Data Storage & Intelligent Solution Manager, Huawei Enterprise Western Europe
The Prizes
The Huawei Partner ICT Competition offers Individual and Corporate Prizes.
Subject to employers’ policies and codes of conduct, individuals will receive:
- 1st Prize: Huawei Matebook XPro Laptop (HCIE Voucher)
- 2nd Prize: Huawei P30 Pro (HCIE Voucher)
- 3rd Prize: Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite (HCIE Voucher)
Prizes will be awarded for the winning presentations. The division of prizes between presenters is at their own and their employer’s discretion.
Engagement Prizes
The Judges have been tasked with identifying individuals in each presentation group who contribute most to the discussion and the session. At the Judges discretion, they may offer individuals further prizes, including a Huawei Watch GT, a Huawei Band 2 Pro, a pair of Honor Sport Bluetooth Earphones, and an Honor Band 3.
Employers
Huawei is dedicated to developing ICT professionals and building a healthy ICT talent ecosystem. This commitment has driven the Huawei Academy program since 2013, and also our comprehensive Huawei certification programs. So far this year, our certification program has awarded 10,000 professional certificates.
Employers of the winners will receive Huawei training sessions to the value of:
- 1st Prize: up to USD 15,000
- 2nd Prize: up to USD 10,000
- 3rd Prize: up to USD 5,000
The Roundtable
While The Competition is underway, a live Roundtable will be held with representatives of the Huawei Enterprise Western Europe Management Team, offering an open Q&A session for invited Partner CXOs.
Contact Us
For any enquiries or to pre-register for the 2021 Huawei Partner ICT Competition, please complete the form below. We will respond to you within 24 hours and within 4 hours during the week of the Competition.
Huawei Technologies Düsseldorf GmbH, Hansaallee 205, Düsseldorf 40549, Germany
Register for the virtual event
Don’t forget!
Doors open at 8.30 am CET.
Event starts at at 9.30 am CET.
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